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            <img src="/image/head-event.jpg" width="224" height="19" border="0" alt="Event Announcement">
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                <li><b>Meeting:</b> Silicon Valley GTUG
                <li><b>Date:</b> December 3, 2008
                <li><b>Cost:</b> Always FREE!
                <li><b>Topic:</b> Lightning Student Demos
                <li><b>Speakers:</b> Bay Area College Students
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            <img src="/image/head-rsvp.jpg" width="279" height="25" border="0" alt="Advance RSVPs Requested">
            <p>Although this is a free event, we are requesting that people
                <a href="http://sv-gtug-12.eventbrite.com/">register in advance</a>
                and we will be limiting attendance to a maximum of 200 attendees.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-description.jpg" width="122" height="25" border="0" alt="Description">
            <p>We are trying something completely different this month. We are inviting college students
                to come and give Lightning Demos of their current projects using Google Technology. Also,
                our meeting this month is being co-hosted by the Web 2.0 Mapping and Social Networks Group
                A.K.A. the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/webmapsocial/">WebMapSocial Meetup</a>.</p>
            <p>A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Talk">Lightning Talk</a> or Demo is
                a short presentation given at a conference or similar forum.
                Unlike other presentations, lightning talks last only a few minutes and several will
                usually be delivered in a single period by different speakers. Each short talk will
                hava a 5 minute limit. In order to allow rapid changes between speakers, talks and
                demos that can be done using just a web browser will be given first priority. This
                minimizes the dead time during laptop swaps at the podium. Talks that require a
                separate laptop will go last.</p>

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                <li><b>6:00-6:30pm</b> Arrive &amp; mingle -- Food &amp; drinks provided by Google<br/>
                <li><b>6:30-6:50pm</b> Google Technology Demos by our Professional Members<br/>
                <li><b>6:50-7:00pm</b> General Announcements<br/>
                <li><b>7:00-8:30pm</b> Google Technology Demos by our Student Members<br/>
                <li><strong>8:30-9:00pm</strong> Further networking before heading home</li>

            </ul>

            <p>During the networking hour, we invite our Professional Members that develop applications
                using Google Technology to do brief demos of 5 minutes or less. After these demos, there
                will be some general group announcements followed by more Lightning Talks and Demos by
                local college students. Please contact
                <a href="mailto:van.gtug@gmail.com">Van Riper</a> to indicate your interest to get on the
                demo schedule as a professional or student member. Time permitting, we will include as
                many demos as possible in the evening.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-location.jpg" width="92" height="19" border="0" alt="Location">
            <p>Google, Inc. (<a href="/image/map-googleplex.jpg">GooglePlex Map</a>)<br/>
            Tunis Conference Room, Bldg. 43<br/>
            1600 Amphitheatre Parkway<br/>
            Mountain View, CA 94043</p>

            <p>Please enter from the north side of the building, in the middle of the Google campus.
                Also, parking will be much easier to find in the lots south of Bldg. 44 across the
                street from the main complex.</p>

            <img src="/image/head-sponsors.jpg" width="94" height="25" border="0" alt="Sponsors">
            <p>We would like to thank <a href="http://www.google.com">Google</a> for providing
                the venue and the refreshments for this meeting. In particular, we would like
                to thank Stephanie Liu for serving as our primary meeting support contact at Google.</p>

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